Fishers made a comeback in the third quarter, and that helped the Tigers to a 60-58 victory over Mount Vernon Saturday night at the Tiger Den.
The win kept Fishes’ undefeated record intact; Fishers is now 4-0. The Tigers led 11-10 after the first quarter, with Jeffrey Simmons scoring seven of those points.
The Marauders held the Tigers to eight points in the second period and went into half leading 25-19. Fishers answered back with a 20-point third quarter, including 11 points from Alex Szilagyi. The game was tied at 39-39 after three periods, and the Tigers used balanced scoring to get the win, as six different players scored in the fourth.
Szilagyi finished the game with 22 points, including five 3-pointers. Simmons scored 17 points and Charlie Smith added 10.
Fishers next plays Friday when it hosts Shenandoah.
FISHERS 60, MOUNT VERNON 58
Fishers FG FT TP PF
Dominic Castellani 1 0-0 2 3
Justin Long 1 1-2 3 1
Alex Szilagyi 7 3-3 22 2
Jeffrey Simmons 7 3-5 17 3
Isaac Farah 1 0-0 2 2
Bryce Williams 1 0-1 2 2
Charlie Smith 3 4-5 10 2
Drew Turner 0 2-5 2 4
Geoffrey Brown 0 0-0 0 0
Lucas Prewitt 0 0-0 0 0
Totals 21 13-21 60 19
Score by Quarters
Mount Vernon 10 15 14 19 – 58
Fishers 11 8 20 21 – 60
Fishers 3-pointers (5) Szilagyi 5.